What would stop you from being a traveling Hobo?

[ChristianH]

I'm hoping they make at least one stop back through the SE this go around. Tennessee would be acceptable. Every single time they come through the South I have some academic boshit goin on. Would do just about anything to see them live at this point.

[hoboholic]

Nothing is more boring to a band that playing your heart out to a swarth of unmotivated, unmoving, unenergized seated swine.

A little harsh, Gus, but I agree with the sentiment. Railroad Earth isn't a spectator sport. To those seated folks I say, "...go on home baby and watch it on TV".

As a friend who found it hard to dance due to a bad hip and ends up sitting I find this a bit harsh. I have a bad back and normally find myself sitting for a few songs to give it a break, if it's a bad day I'll end up sitting for most of the show.

Are you saying you can only see RRE if you are 100% healthy?

[silentmark]

I enjoy a seat now and again myself, it's the venues that force you to sit that I don't like, otherwise park yer arse, stand, kneel, whatever, as long as ya bought a ticket ...

[Gus]

Nothing is more boring to a band that playing your heart out to a swarth of unmotivated, unmoving, unenergized seated swine.

A little harsh, Gus, but I agree with the sentiment. Railroad Earth isn't a spectator sport. To those seated folks I say, "...go on home baby and watch it on TV".

As a friend who found it hard to dance due to a bad hip and ends up sitting I find this a bit harsh. I have a bad back and normally find myself sitting for a few songs to give it a break, if it's a bad day I'll end up sitting for most of the show.

Are you saying you can only see RRE if you are 100% healthy?

I'm saying - dont plop yer chair at the very front of the stage like the "lawnchair people" did at the delaware light up the queen show last month...sungenis knows what I'm talking about....I saw him standing right up front for the whole show.

after every song they inched closer and closer until their legs were touching the stage - by the time sam bushes set was over - they had taken all the space up there..just sitting around like overfed bovine...they kept asking everyone to move out of the way and tapping us on the back....all the while moving closer.

What other music scene has this type of audience???...there are tons of aging metal fans out there...try putting a lawn chair right up front for a slayer concert - see you in the afterlife!

If your disabled thats one thing...mover your chair back a bit - but if your just being a son of a bitch...thats where I have a problem.

[JoshPhillips]

I'm hoping they make at least one stop back through the SE this go around. Tennessee would be acceptable. Every single time they come through the South I have some academic boshit goin on. Would do just about anything to see them live at this point.

Where are you at my friend? I live in AL

[ChristianH]

^ I live in Alabama myself Moved to Huntsville from Berkeley, CA when I was one, lived there ever since, and went to Huntingdon College in Montgomery.

[JoshPhillips]

I have a buddy who is currently at Huntingdon. We should meet up to ride sometime. Are you still in Huntsvegas?

[hoboholic]

I see too Andrew is playing electric on some songs... too much electric will loose me personally... There isn't a band I've seen more than 10 times except the Grateful Dead that has the electric bass. To me it's like cheap whiskey, it's get the job down but the acoustic is so much more smooth.

I changed my mind... after Yarmony it was like good sex with a condom. It's still good sex, but it's missing something to make it 100% pleasurable.

Andrew will get it. He had some flubs, and Mighty River needs an acoustic or something it was close to a train wreck on the bottom end a couple times. He played acoustic on some classics, but not all. My friends couldn't take the Haunting Song with it, but I thought it passed the test.

But he's got talent and by the end of the 2nd night I knew I was staying on the train. But it will take me a while to get use to the electric on so many songs, although it worked on SHJ and even Warhead Boogie even if I prefer the acoustic. The group I hang out with, 8 of them. all were feeling the same. It's different, it does change the sound, but when you have Andy, Casey, Todd, Tim, and John in a band together it always be worth listening to and give me another 10 shows I hope that it will just be as natural as Johnny was.

I do wonder if this is Andrew's direction, or has the band wanted electric for a while and Grubb didn't want to play it? I remember when Vince joined the Dead and people didn't like his sound, and it turned out Jerry did and that is why Vince was there! Just wondering... they hired him and they obvious agree with this change.

Andrew was beaming and it is always great to see a musician having a great time on stage. The man can play.

[taylor.skiles]

I was worried about Andrew playing electric but I love it now. He has been playing really good. It’s weird to hear that he fucked up in mighty river. I have been listening to him quite a bit and I'm really impressed. He adds a whole new color to the band. Not that Johnny was bad or anything but he was really standard for the most part. Andrew is creative and full of surprises. It’s like when Keith left The Grateful Dead and Brent joined. They are both amazing but Brent brought a whole new sound to the band.

[hoboholic]

I was worried about Andrew playing electric but I love it now. He has been playing really good. It’s weird to hear that he fucked up in mighty river

It might have been me listening for some of Grubb's notes and not hearing them.....

Funny how even bass parts end up in my memory. I have to download and see if the bass is audible enough to listen to and if was my expectations or Andrew. Not a big deal, I've heard Phil Lesh fumble a note or two and he's the only electric bass player I find I really like listening to on his own merit.